Barry Kenyon
Thai baht congratulated on its resilience and prospects
According to the UK-based Financial Times, the Thai currency has the best regional record since the Asian financial crash of 1998. The influential daily...
New Thai tourist tax is not free insurance for international visitors
The newest date for the introduction of an international tourist entry fee is now set for around June 1, or three months from publication...
Pattaya’s Little Britain is the liveliest center of night life
Soi Buakhao, or White Lotus Street, is booming post-covid as the cheaper version of the more famous Walking Street. Daytime beers can cost as...
Most tourists to Myanmar turn out to be Thais
The Myanmar Tourist Board has confirmed that the majority of international tourists to the conflict-torn country are in fact Thai vacationers. The Board claims...
Tourists arriving in Thailand without a prior visa: updates February 2023
Thailand is no exception to the worldwide rule that immigration entry procedures depend on your nationality. Below we list some of the most popular...
Indian arrivals in Pattaya set to boom again
India’s decision to abolish RT-PCR covid tests for all travellers from Thailand to India from Monday February 13 is a shot in the arm...
Virtually no Asian restrictions in place for the expected influx of...
Warnings from the World Health Organization and others about the upsurge of covid cases in China abound. But they have done little to curb...
English breakfasts in Pattaya too dependent on elderly expats
Latest research from UK suggests that the traditional English breakfast is in significant decline there owing to dislike of grease by the younger generation....
Myanmar junta banks on Chinese surge to boost tourism
The military government of senior general Min Aung Hlaing is hopeful that the country’s ailing economy will be boosted by Beijing’s decision to allow...
Dr Iain Corness obituary: a Pattaya man of all the talents
One of Pattaya’s best-known foreign residential achievers has died here after a long battle with cancer. Reviewing the life of such a gifted man...
Latest Stories
Drug-impaired man sparks chaos at Pattaya restaurant
PATTAYA, Thailand - Chaos erupted at the Prachanban Rice Porridge Shop on Central Pattaya Road when a 30-year-old Thai man, identified only as Ton,...
Teenager stabs grandfather after smoking dispute in Sattahip
SATTAHIP, Thailand - A 14-year-old boy stabbed his 68-year-old grandfather with a knife after a heated argument at Chaiyapruek Village in Sattahip on May...
Chonburi Governor provides potable water relief to Koh Larn Island
PATTAYA, Thailand - Responding to the severe water shortage exacerbated by the current dry season, Chonburi Governor Thawatchai Srithong, along with Pattaya officials, visited...
Pattaya sees surge in demand for school uniforms this year
PATTAYA, Thailand - As preparations for the upcoming academic year are underway, local stores are witnessing a remarkable surge in demand for school uniforms,...
Heavy rainfall causes flooding in Pattaya communities
PATTAYA, Thailand - Heavy rainfall on the morning of May 7 inundated several communities in Pattaya, with inner areas such as the Third Road...